Saad Abubakar,
sultan of Sokoto, has kicked against the establishment of an outfit called
“Operation Shege-Ka-Fasa”, warning northern elite not to allow the youth take
over their responsibilities.
The Coalition of
Northern Groups (CNGs) had unveiled the outfit on Wednesday, saying it is meant
to tackle crime in the region.
They made this move
one month after governors of south-west states floated Amotekun, a regional
security outfit.
But speaking at a
security meeting in Kaduna, Abubakar said northern elite are the problems of
the region, as they have failed to provide them with good leadership.
He advised the
northern elders to caution the youth, saying if the elders fail to take the
lead, the youth would do whatever they like and feel is right.
“I saw it on the
television, and the media gave them attention. Now, the elders allowed these
youths to go forward. So, the elites are our problems, the elders are our
problems. If the elders don’t take the lead, the youth will do whatever they
like and think they are right. You have to caution these youths by giving them
good leadership, “he said.
“Now, they have
launched their own security outfit I don’t know what they call it, Shege Ka
Fasa’, meaning what?
“So, I want to call
on northern elders to caution them. Don’t allow these youths to take over
leadership from you. You have to reach out to everybody no matter how low the
person is. So, I think we need to take the bull by the horns and not allow the
youths take over responsibility. I think we need to do that and much more.”
The sultan also
expressed concern over the growing number of orphans in the region as a result
of insurgency.
He said the orphans
“would turn out to be worse than the Boko Haram” if nothing was done about
their situation.
“Several
recommendations have been made but are not implemented and as they remain
unimplemented, we will continue to suffer the consequences,” he said.
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